This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of adding a brief visual stimulus-based cognitive-motor agility exercise component to a multicomponent exercise program in community-dwelling older adults. Participants were randomized to either an experimental group or an active control group. Both groups participated in supervised multicomponent exercise sessions twice weekly for 8 weeks. Each session lasted 45 minutes. During the final 10 minutes of each session, the experimental group performed the visual stimulus-based cognitive-motor agility exercises, whereas the active control group performed time-matched low-intensity activities. The primary outcome was global cognitive performance assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Secondary outcomes included hand and foot visual-motor response time, visual working memory, and functional performance.
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Participants in this arm completed supervised exercise sessions twice weekly for 8 weeks. Each 45-minute session included the same 35-minute multicomponent exercise program performed by both groups, followed by 10 minutes of Light Trainer-assisted visual stimulus-based cognitive-motor agility exercise. The Light Trainer component included reactive visual-motor tasks requiring participants to respond to randomized visual stimuli using hand and foot movements.
Participants in this arm completed supervised exercise sessions twice weekly for 8 weeks. Each 45-minute session included the same 35-minute multicomponent exercise program performed by the experimental group, followed by 10 minutes of time-matched low-intensity activities. These activities included supervised stretching, mobility, balance, or recovery exercises and did not include visual stimulus-based response tasks, rapid decision-making, reactive agility tasks, or Light Trainer-assisted exercises.
Çanakkale, 17100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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